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I'll be watching that one on tv.... I'd love to see what happens when he switches to his 20' deco bottle! *GRIN* Case Harris diveman@cy*.co* ----- Original Message ----- From: <ScottBonis@ao*.co*> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:48 PM Subject: Fire diving > Hey Guys, > > I couldn't help bringing this over from rec.scuba. Talk about FIRE DIVING!!! > > Take care and dive safely, Scott > > > Subject: Olympic torch to go underwater > From: Barbara Leigh <A HREF="mailto:qfe@oz*.ne*">qfe@oz.net</A> > Date: Sat, May 27, 2000 11:42 AM > Message-id: <8gp4tv$18g$0@21*.39*.13*.26*> > > SYDNEY (Reuters) -- The torch relay leading up to the Sydney Olympics > later this year will feature the first ever underwater leg through the > Great Barrier Reef. > > A trial of aquatic flame technology had been successfully completed to > allow the underwater leg to go ahead on June 27, a spokeswoman for the > Sydney Olympic organizers, Di Henry, told ABC news on Sunday. > > A local scuba diving marine biologist will swim the torch, burning at > 2000 degrees, on a three to four minute journey through the reef. > > Pyrotechnic technology had been developed to make a "fierce flame" too > powerful to be drowned out by water, creators of the torch, > Melbourne-based Pains Wessex Australia, said. > > The underwater leg would showcase Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, a > leading coral tourist attraction, Henry said. > > March 28, 2000 > Copyright © 1996-1999 Reuters Limited. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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